Enrolling in Prep

Our school zone

Our school zone is available on findmyschool.vic.gov.au which hosts the most up-to-date information on school zones in Victoria.

Students residing within our school zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined based on your permanent residential address.

 

Our school manages enrolments using the Placement Policy to ensure that students have access to their designated neighbourhood school and may enrol at another school, if there are available places.

 

For more information, you can:

 

2027 Prep enrolments

The Department of Education has released an updated statewide Prep enrolment timeline for the 2026 school year.

 

The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Prep at a Victorian government primary school, including William Ruthven Primary School.

 

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2026 to support Prep enrolments for the 2027 school year.

 

The Enrolling in school page can help you to confirm your child’s address for enrolment. If you are applying to a school that is not your child's local school, you should read about school zones and how they work. You should also read about how applications are prioritised using the Department of Education’s Placement Policy found on the Enrolling in school page.

 

 

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Prep for 2026 at William Ruthven Primary School from 22 April 2025.

 

What you need to do:

  1. Visit the Find my School website to find your designated neighbourhood school (your local school) for 2027 and other nearby government schools.
  2. Contact a government primary school to book an optional school tour and learn more about the school and the enrolment application process.
  3. Download the Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers (released in Week 1, Term 2). This pack includes the application form.
  4. The school may also provide you with a copy of the application form to complete or advise if they are using online enrolment.
  5. Submit your enrolment application to the school by Friday 31 July 2026.
  6. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 3 August and Friday 14 August 2026. The letter from the school will include the next steps. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should respond to the offer by Friday 28 August 2026.

 

Enrolment applications submitted after 31 July 2026 will be processed by the school as they are received, in accordance with the Department’s Placement Policy.

 

Enrolment documents


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